N.Y. Uniform District Court Act § 2009: Venue

§ 2009. Venue.

Charges of misdemeanor may be tried at any place within the

territorial jurisdiction of the court. All other charges shall be tried

in the judicial district of the court in which the offense is alleged to

have been committed. An accused person need not be arraigned or tried

before the judge signing or issuing the summons or warrant, but may be

arraigned or tried before any judge of the court; provided, however,

that whenever trial has been commenced, it shall be continued and

concluded by and before the same judge before whom it was commenced,

except as hereinbefore provided.